AVIATION.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14917, 16 March 1914, Page 8

AVIATION.

MR SCOTLAND'S FLIGHT,

AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION-

Another large crowd on Saturday wended its way to tho Show Grounds to «*-t» tho exhibition of flying by Mr Scotland. It was Mr Scotland's intention to give exhibitions of volplaning, gliding, dipping, diving, sailing, and generally to trerck upon the more skilful and acrostic features of flight in the air. Apart from these features Mr Scotland intended to By over the hospital giounds. nnd .so give the inmates an opportunity of seeing an aeroplane in 'Shortly after 2 o'clock large numbers of people began to proceed to the -rounds in order to have a good look at tho machine beforehand. U a little after three o'clock there were a couple of thousand people upon tho ground, with streams coming for tho ascent at 3.40. Tho weather conditions were not of the befit—not nearly so "ood as they were on Saturday Voek—as a gusty breeze of some streir'th blow out of tho east. In the this breeze was very trif-kv but at a little after three it steadied up .1 little, although still being fir from tho best. "Very tricky indV«l " said Mr Scotland, when questioned as to how the weather suited him but still he hoped to be able to make a yootl exhibition The wind was blowing from a different and *.yen more awkward direction than it was the previous week. At about M 30 Mr Scotland tuned up his engine nnd took his craft round the grounds, to the accompaniment of applause from the crowd lining tho rails. At a few minutes to four Mr Scotland commenced his flight Xnth a line rim from the northern end of tiie ground. In the early stage* of the llicht he very obviously encountered sonm heavy gusts as the machine -waved and trembled noticeably on several occasions. After circling the "round once, however, he headed tor Lancaster Park, and, rising all the time, was soon well over the cricket field. Going to a height of about 1.500 feet he then executed a very fine cork-screw curve in descending .to lower levels, after which he headed back to tho grounds. A couple of turne here, and it short excursion over the city brought him to ivfO attempts at landing. Tho second one was successful. Facing tho wind he came in from the west at the left of the grandstand, and took the ground at an ever diminishing angle, just in front. .The momentum of the machine carried it to within five yards or so of tho far fence, where it came to a «tand.. and was speedily the centro of a cheering crciwd. To a "Press" reporter Mr Scotland said that near tho ground tho conditions were very gusty and bumpy, but, up above it was delightful—calm as anything.